Spectacular Touchdown Grab Rescued From Nonexistence By NFL’s Updated Catch Rule
An extremely cool touchdown catch survived the crucible of rulebook scrutinization and was hauled back from the brink of nonexistence in this afternoon’s surprising Browns beatdown of the Bengals. Baker Mayfield, who is torching the Bengals defense, lobbed a fade to Nick Chubb, operating against single coverage along the left sideline. Chubb had to make a very athletic play to even get two hands on the ball: The NFL’s updated catch rule says a player must control the ball, get two feet (or an equivalent body part) down, and make a football move, which can be as simple as getting a third step...
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